Sue S. Coates, retired chair of the former Department of Home Economics and Department of Consumer Resources and Technology, died Friday, June 14, at age 86. Online condolences may be left at parkerfuneralservice.com.

The Saturday, June 29, commencement will be held at Miller Auditorium, with ceremonies at 9 a.m. and noon. Degrees to be granted include 862 at the bachelor's level, 460 at the master's level and 21 at the doctoral level.

Daniel Guyette, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Washington University, has been named dean of the WMU College of Fine Arts. He replaces Dean Margaret Merrion, who will retire later this month.

Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award that the University bestows on incoming freshmen. A total of 729 seniors from across Michigan and the United States participated in this year's competition.